We Are Both the Adoring Crowd and the Murderous One
How is it that we are both the Palm Sunday crowd and the Good Friday crowd?
I am Jarius’ Daughter
I feal a real connection to the daughter of Jarius.
The Hardest Person to Forgive
Forgiveness is easier when it’s for someone else. Can you forgive yourself?
My First True Love
Why do I remain Catholic? There are countless reasons to do so, but for me it ultimately boils down to one thing.
“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.”
There is real, healing power in the Sacrament of Confession, and I was reminded of that fact the last time I went.
Lawn Chair Catechism: Hearing is Believing
Welcome back to CatholicMom.com’s Summer series, Lawn Chair Catechism. For details on the series, to find the book or study guide, or to catch up on my previous posts for this year, head on over to my page for this year’s series. This week, we’re talking about the Sacraments of Healing: Confession and Anointing of…
Lawn Chair Catechism: Initiate Catholic Life
Welcome to this week’s Lawn Chair Catechism discussion! For an explanation of the project, hosted by CatholicMom.com, as well as links to the book and discussion guide, go to my page for Lawn Chair Catechism 2.0. For links to other bloggers’ thoughts on this week’s readings, head here. This week, we read about the Sacraments…
Gifts I Don’t Deserve
We try to read the Scripture for Mass before we arrive at church. Sometimes this means we’re on the way in the car when it happens, which is what happened this past Sunday. But usually we at least look it over so that Mass isn’t the first time we encounter the readings. It gives you…
Who Do You Think You’re Talking To?
There is a mortal sin in my past life that is painful to me to think about. I regret in on many levels, including that level at which I understand that I did something to hurt God, to separate myself from Him, that put my eternal soul in jeopardy. For years after, I would go…
Domestic Vocation 